Thursday, June 28, 2018

Harlan Ellison 1934-2018

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Chinese Senior Art Class

had my exhibition for my Chinese senior art class today. It was
exhausting putting up all the work, because I pretty much did it without
much help. It was a very rough and raw space as you can tell from the
photos, but the work sang. It was a wonderful 6 month gig with some of
the sweetest people I have ever known.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

mixed on paper June 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Giacometti at the Guggenheim.

This is a stunning and graceful
large scale retro of one of the leading artists of the 20th Century
that I found moving and exciting. The show covers his work from his
surreal pieces, but for some reason The Palace at 4 AM from 1932 is
missing. Maybe the Moma wasn't in the mood to lend it. This was a work
that inspired me when a teenager seeing it at the modern, but don't
worry there is plenty of great works here. Of course he is best
known for his long thing figurative works of men and women who looked
haunted and hunted and they come in all shapes and sizes including some
very small ones. The materials range from plaster to bronze and are very
much hands on works, his of course, but I do wish I could feel them up,
after all they are full of sex and desire. There is not much variety or
experimentation in his work, he found his niche and repeated it over
and over for his entire career which is fine, but I do have a fondness
for his early surreal work. The installation is as I said graceful and
roomy and light. There are many examples of his paintings, maybe too
many and they become redundant but his textures and line work are
usually compelling, there's just too many of them, and they thin out
when compared to his compelling sculptures. Still this is a wonderful
exhibition that I think most artists will love. Its on through September
12 and beware of the crowds of tourists and the ladies who lunch.